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Show JTME MAID of VIAIDEN LANE Sequel to "The How of Orange Ribbon." A LOVE STORY BY AMtlllA E. BARR (Coiijlllhl. l'o. br Amll f llarr) I CHAPTER XI. (Continued.) "Does he romrmbfr how ho as hurt?" I "Ho dorlnies his men mutinied. b-rnuso b-rnuso Inslcnd of mtnrnlng (o Ni-w Y'ork, he hnil taken on a rargii foi tho Enat India company nnd thai tha 1 blow wna gUen him h his first or sec- ond mate Ho nws he will get wrtl and find his ship and th rasnl thnt ' stolo her; nnd I should not wonder If ho doc. H has will enough fur anything any-thing Mndnnio ilmlres to y". Cornelia, t'nn jott gn there with mi-In mi-In tho nionilng?" I "I shall bo glad to go Madame Is llko no one elu " "Sho Is not like herself at pfi-eimL She has but onu thought, one enro. one tnd and aim In llfn her bus-band." bus-band." Cornelia was taken tn tho dim uncanny un-canny (Iran Ing worn by Ameer, anil loft among Its lllnmrntd gil and odd truaauretrove for ntnrlj half an hour. When mpdnme nt length nino to her, sho looked ten )cnr older Her wonderful dark ejen glowing with n soft tender fire nlone remained tin-tnuc.hcd tin-tnuc.hcd by thu withering hnnd of anxious anx-ious love They wero us llnl ax over they had been, and when Cornelia said so, sho answered, "That Is hetauso my soul dwells In them, nnd my soul la always young 1 han hnd a ear, Cornelia, tn crumble tho body to dust, but my soul mado light of It for love's snko. Did your father tell you how much Cnpt. Jacobus had suffered'" "Yea, inadamc " "Poor Jacobus! TIM I bo key cold dead, I shall never forget my first light of him In that dreadful place" ud then sho described her overwhelming overwhelm-ing emotions when sho perrelwd ho was nllko apathetic to his paupor condition, con-dition, nnd to her loc and presence. Thoro never enmo a moment during tho wholo visit when It was possible to speak of Hyde Madame seemed to hao qulto forgotten her liking for tho handsome youth. It had been swallowed swal-lowed up In her adoring affection for her restored husband. Ono morning, however, the long looked fur topic was Introduced "I had a visit from Madamo Van Hcoms-klrk Hcoms-klrk jesterday afternoon," ho, anld, "and tho dear old Senator enmo with her to seo Capt Jacobus Whllo they talked madamo told mo thai you had rcfusod that handsome young fellow, her grandson Whnt could you menu by such stupidity. Miss MornnT" Her olcu had JifA that tune of In difference, mluglrpf with sarcastic disapproval, dis-approval, that lulrt nnd offended Cor nclla. Slip fclthat It was not north whllo to oxpliln herself, for madamo harL evldontLf accepted tho offended eitlfcjttiitvTa opinion and the ( infra orT'of tho young I.oril was lively enough to tnnko her sympnthlia with his supposed wrong, "I never considered you to bo a flirt," she continued, "and 1 am astonished aston-ished I told Madamo Van Heemsktrk that I had not tho least doubt Doctor Moran dictated tho refusal." "Oh, Indeed," answered Cornelia, with a good deal of spirit, and some anger, "you shall not blamo my father. Ho knew nothing whatever of Lord Hyde's offer until I had been subjected to audi Insult and wrung as drovo mo to tho gravo'a mouth Only tho mirey ot God nnd my father's skill, brought me back to life " "Yes, 1 think your father to bo won-dnrtully won-dnrtully skilful Doctor Moran Is a flno physician, Jacobus says so." Cornelia remalucd silent. If madamo ma-damo did not feel Interest sufficient In her affairs to ask for tho particulars ot ono so nearly fatal to her, aha determined de-termined not to tnrco tho subject on her Then Jacobus rang his bell and madamo flow to his room to seo whether his wnnt hnd received proper attention. Cornelia sut still a fow -rw TfJI "I have been thoughtless, selfish " momenta, her heart swelling, her eyes filling with the senso ot that Injustice, harder to bear than any other form of wrong Sho was going away, when madamo returned to her and something some-thing In her eyes went to the heart ot the older woman "I have been thoughtless, Cornelia, selfish, I dare say, but I do not wish to be so. Toll inn. my dear, what has happened Did uu quarrel with George Hyde? And pray what was It about?" "Wo never had one word of any kind, but words of affection. He wrolo and asked me If he could come and seo my father about our marriage, on a cottultt night I anawarad his lotter with nil the love thnt was In my heart for him. nnd told him to eorao and seo my father that very night He nevvr came Ha never sent mo the least explanation. Ha never wrolo to me, or spuko to me again." "If what you havo told mo bo so and I bellevo ll Is then I say Iord George Hyde Is an Intolerable scoundrel." scoun-drel." "I would tather not hear him spo-ban spo-ban of In that way it) well! I mini riulirr haw a man TMolt-rahl) rude lite my neph' Ham, than ore like Lord Hyde who speaks well nf eer)hody I'non m word. I think that hi tie worst kirn' nf slHInlert ' ' I think not " ' It Is, for it tn'.pn away the leputa t Ion of good men li) wai.lrg all mei alike Hut this, t at or the iithet I saw Lord lljrte In iVvoied attenda on I ady Annie. (!lv him up tntall "I ImVe done o. nnswe M Cornelia And then she felt n cnrtclen anger at I ncrsrlf, mi inudi , thnt as hn walk-ml walk-ml home, she kept assuring '-or heart J with an almost iiasslunatu Insistence I "I hn nut bUmi hltn up' 1 will rot ! gilt him up! I lelU'e In him Jit! ' CHAPTEH XII. A Heart That Walts. Late smuniiT on the Norfolk llroiuls! And where tin eiirth tan the lover nf boats flint a tnort- charming report? Close to the Manor of Hyde the country liomoof irarl Ilyile In Nor folk, there wns one nf those deMiiritlnl tlrniiiltt fiat us n billiard tiible nrd hidden by the tnll h-'mIk which Inirdi r I'd It Hut Annie Hyde I) Ing at the-open the-open wliulow nf her riHini In the Manor House (ouhl n-c. Its silvery waters, and tho hlack-snlU'd whi-rrj filiating un tin-in. and the nim.c mar sitting nt tho prow Hulling and Idling, among the lllloK nnd languors nt these hot summer days. , An aged man sal silently by her n Minn of noble hxaut), whoso foul wns In cicrj pnrt ot his Ixidy, expressive nun Impressive n fiery particle not alwns at Its wlnituw, but when there Infecting and going through nbttners whether thoy wiiuld or lint. There had bien slleiue for wimi tlmo betwien them, and ho did not ap pear dlspoM-d tn break It, hut Annie longed tor him tn do ro lit-cnurc she had n mystic nl npiietlle for sai red things nnd wns never so happy and no much nt rest as when ho was tulklng lu her nf thetn. "Dear father," shu said flnnll), I havo been thinking of the past )ears In which )oit have tnught me so vnmli," It Is better tn look forward, An nle." he answered "The trnveler tn lUernlty must not cuntlnunlly turn bark to count his stops, for If God bo lending hltn, no matter how dangerous danger-ous or lonely the road, 'He will pluck thy feet out of the not.' " Ah ho spoku these wards Mary Darner entered, nnd sho laid her hnnd on his shoulder and said, "My dear Doctor Koslyn, nfter death what then? wo nro not all good what then?" jJAp looked at her wistfully and answered. an-swered. "1 will give ou ono thought, Mary, to ponder tho blessedness of heaven, Is It not nn eternity older than tho misery of hell? Let our soul fiarlessly follow where this fact leads It: for there Is no limit to Clod's mercy." Then he rose and went away, and Mary sat down In his place, and Annlo gradually came back to tho material plane of everyday life nnd duty. Indeed In-deed Mary brought this clement tn a very decided form with her, for sho had a tetter In her hand from nn old lover, and sho was much excited by Its advent, and eager tn discuss the particulars with Annie "It Is from Capt Beabrlght, who la now In i'undlcherry," aha explained. "Ho loves me, Annie. Ho loved mo long ago, nnd went to India to mako money, now ho says bo has enough nnd to spare, and be nski mo If I havo forgotten.' "There Is Mr Van Arlens to consider con-sider You have promised to mnrry him, Mary It Is not hard tn find the right wny un this road, I think." "Of course I wnuld scorn to do a dishonorable or unhandsomo thing. Hut Is It not very strauge Willie Sea-bright Sea-bright should write to tno at this time? How contradictor) life) 1st t had alsn a letter from Mr Van Arlens by the same mall, and I shall answer 1 thum both this evening." Then sho laughed a little, and added, "I must take caro and not mako tho mistake I an American girl made, undor much the same circumstances " What was It?" Inquired Annlo languidly 1 Sho misdirected her letters nnd thus Bent No' to tho man whom ot all others, shu wished to marry." As Mary spoke a soft brightness seemed to pervade Annie's brain cells, nnd sho could hardly restrain the ex-clamatlou ex-clamatlou of sudden enlightenment that rose to her lips Mary," sho said what a strnngo Incident' Did )ou know tho girl?'' "I saw her once In I'blladelphla. Mr. Van Arlens told me about her She Is the friend of his sitter the Marquise do Tounnerre " ' I am sorry for that unfortunato American girl." "So am I Sho Is a great beauty. Her name Is Cornelia Mnrnn, nnd her father Is a famous physician h New York." "And this beauty had two lovers?" 'Yea, an Kugllshman of noble birth; and an American Thoy both loved her, ad sho loved thu HugUthman Thoy must have bath asked her hand on the same day, nnd she must havo answered an-swered loth letters In the same hour; and tho letter she Intended for tho man sho loved, went to the man sho did not love l'reaumably. the man she loved got the refusal she Intended for the filler fur be never sought her society again, and Mr. Van Arlens told ine she nearly died lu consequence." conse-quence." "And what beoarue ot the two lovers. lov-ers. Mary?" 'Thu Ilngllshman went bask to llnglMd, and the American found another an-other girl more kind to him " "I wonder what mado Mr. Van Arlens tell you this story?" "Ho talked much ot his sister, and this young lady was her chief friend and confidante," "When did It happen?" "A few days after his sister's marriage mar-riage ' - t " 1 'Xtqlhr ftttUc could not Ha f 4; "fil $10 cntltd not save t li her hro'ther. However In the worli 0W1I he linvitviptiud nut tile mistake Oct you (hlnk (Jo (drl herself f email I nil?" That Is InCiinceUahle," B-.swen Vn'l "8 no wMM nave written tc .it 1m or aril Sx'iHnSi ed the arutr ' 'Certalfty. li la a very slrginar tt rldenu Iwitrttto tblrk It owr h -dl4iC iOai-Artwaa dnd- .t 1 1 wooderl" "J'utfcOBf t JJcttd lover c 1 nled In M ' "Wait iWiaVali A-1er . about the mafflftl: What did thin: Wttjl4rth'he Ml you?' w werMmr&f ot t mimiu'-Tbn mimiu'-Tbn tt irv nM&.ittt t title r-atu a.U hlik Mr. WsV Artet felt si I Mls MOfBn JjHNmi h" r 1 ,on Hoten lo CmL Srabrlfb s lo l nad no Men if could nfiect tue mm h - hut j on lovelilm once"" "Very ile-arty." Well then. Mjt, t think ro one 1 a a double In lo.Tyt friepilfthlp It I'm Inved one dlnilftr gfjoe away, I 1 Mare remnlnaomit)Yfor-ver. v have lost feel lags ihaLne. and he onl could call tip" f At this ixtlnL.Vn the ennversnti TwtM. 1 -a'-Sgi "Your servant, ladlts." Hyde entered, brown and wind-blown, the scent of the sedgy water nnd tho Honor) woods nbout him. "Your servant, ladle," he snld gar-ly, gar-ly, "I havo bream onough for a dozen families, Mary: nnd I hnvo sent airing to tint rectdry." (To be continued ) |